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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:IX Issue No:229 Price: Afs.15 WEDNESDAY. MARCH 25 . 2015 -Hamal 05, 1394 HS www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes No plan to Soaring insecurity: dismiss 13 civilians killed attorneys, on Kabul-Ghazni senators told KABUL: Giving a test to hundreds Highway of attorneys is in no way tanta- PARTNERSHIP AT News Report mount to sacking them, the Attor- ney General Office (AGO) said on KABUL: At least 13 people have Tuesday. CAMP DAVID: US Secretary of agenda, he said. This initiative re- been killed when a group of masked More than 200 AGO staffers State John Kerry on Monday an- flects the strategic importance of gunmen opened fire on a bus and were examined earlier in the month nounced the launch of a $800 mil- the US-Afghan relationship and it two other vehicles carrying civil- and five percent of them without lion New Development Partner- recognises a new era of coopera- ians on Kabul-Ghazni Highway. the required level of professional- ship with Afghanistan and re- tion between the two governments. The three vehicles were head- ism will be referred of the Admin- ing to Ghazni from Kabul when launch of the Bilateral Commission The partnership will pro- they were attacked by a group of istrative Affairs Office. and the Security Consultative Fo- mote Afghan self-reliance by us- masked gunmen in Haftasyab area But the move has come in for rum, as part of the effort to give a ing up to 800 million in US aid to of Maidan Wardak province, said flak from the Afghanistan Lawyers new direction to the bilateral rela- incentivise and measure Afghan- Ataullah Khogyani, spokesman for Association, which rejected on tionship. led reform and development activ- Maidan Wardak governor. He add- March 15 the test as unacceptable. A series of announcements ities and strengthen Afghan insti- ed that the gunmen killed 13 civil- But authorities argue AGO staff aimed at achieving this goal were tutions and fiscal transparency, ians including a woman and should sit the test to ascertain their wounded a nine-year old child. made by Kerry following day-long and give the new unity government Local security officials blamed the academic and professional abilities. discussions with the visiting Af- more opportunity to lead its own Briefing lawmakers on the is- Taliban for the attack. However, sue, acting AG Noorul Habib Jalal ghan delegation led by President development trajectory, he said. Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman told the Meshrano Jirga on Tues- Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive In his remarks, Ghani said the for the Taliban, rejected their in- Dr Abdullah Abdullah at Camp government of national unity was volvement in the attack and said day: The Presidential Palace has that the attack was conducted by received a report that a number of David. an enduring phenomenon. One of The depth of our discussions its key characteristics was its hon- spy agencies, though he didn t attorneys are 12th graders. mention name of any agency. This Subsequently, he informed the today reflects the critical nature of esty in dealing with the balance incident came around a month af- senators, we have been directed this moment, with Afghanistan s sheet that it had inherited, the ter that a group of masked gunmen to ascertain their qualifications. government of national unity now president added. stopped two buses on Kabul-Kan- In compliance with the orders, 212 fully responsible for the security I very much welcome the en- dahar highway in Zabul and kid- of the 1,920 attorneys were exam- of its people and moving ahead on ergy initiative because that is the napped 31 passengers of Hazara ined, the acting AG said. a reform agenda of its own design, difference between Afghanistan of ethnicity. The passengers are still Of those evaluated, 72 were Kerry told reporters. today and the Afghanistan of the in the kidnappers captivity. under-graduates, 70 without pro- At the center of the bilateral future. This energy initiative will fessional qualifications and 70 oth- relationship was a shared commit- turn us into a hub where energy Mahboobullah Mohibi ers had graduated from military ment to security and peace and a from Central Asia and also increas- Qatar s role in Afghan peace universities. But the test was not desire to promote prosperity and ingly generated into from Afghan- appointed as acting aimed at firing the attorneys, he social progress throughout Afghan- istan will flow into South Asia. It process crucial: HPC governor for Kabul explained. istan, he said, adding the goals were would make the dream of Asian Five percent of the 212 AGO outlined in the 2012 enduring stra- integration a reality, Ghani said. AT Monitoring Desk Mahboobullah Mohibi has been appointed as the employees could not answer even Acting Governor for Kabul province through a de- tegic partnership agreement. KABUL: The High Peace Council (HPC) believes that Qatar can play a crucial role in cree from President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. He is ordinary questions, Jalal claimed, Kerry said later in the year he Summing up the day s pro- Afghanistan s peace process. Muhammad Ismail Qasyimyar, the HPC s advisor on interna- saying they would be transferred replacing Abdul Jabar Taqwa who was the governor would be traveling to Kabul to join ceedings, Abdullah described the tional relations, told Azadi Radio on Tuesday that Qatar is enjoying friendly relations with for Kabul province for the past three years. It is yet to other branches and the rest Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rab- meetings and the progress made as Pakistan and the Taliban, thus the country can play a key role in bringing peace to Afghan- unknown whether Taqwa has resigned from his post would continue in their positions. bani in hosting a meeting of the a new chapter in the bilateral rela- istan. This came at a time that Qatar s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani paid a two- or sacked. Mahboobullah Mohibi, previous Deputy Earlier, public representatives day visited Pakistan the other day. Jawed Kuhistani, a political expert said that Tamim Bin Governor, will be the acting governor for Kabul until called the test an insult to workers bilateral commission, which would tionship. Today was a unique Hamad Al-Thani s trip to Islamabad would help in convincing Pakistan to brining the Tali- the appointment of governor. Before working at the who had years of experience be- be the first since 2013. opportunity to once again take ban into negotiation table. Taking into confederation relations between Islamabad and Gulf governor house, he had worked for the Independent The creation of a New Devel- stock of what has happened, but, Arab states, and Qatar s ties with the Taliban in the past, Qatar s Emir can encourage Directorate of Local Governance and Independent hind them. They warned firing the Pakistani officials to cooperate in the peace process of Afghanistan, He added. According to attorneys could trigger a crisis in opment Partnership is aligned with more importantly, the way for- Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commis- the unity government s reform ward..." (Pajhwok) reports, Afghanistan s National Security Advisor Hanif Atmar had recently visited Qatar to sion. He has completed his higher education in eco- the country. (Pajhwok) discuss peace talks with Qatari officials. However, Doha rejected the reports. nomics from the University of Kabul. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 25, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Uruzgan police chief was not Why an American and an Afghan are killed in suicide attack: Elders optimistic about Afghanistan s future KANDAHAR CITY: Tribal elders Sources had said Matiullah cameras at the Safi Landmark ho- and civil society activists from Khan was killed by a burqa-clad tel. The cameras show someone central Uruzgan province on Tues- suicide bomber in Kabul about a calls out Matiullah Khan at day claimed influential police chief week back. 7:00pm and he left. He was not a common man to be called out and meet someone, he said. The elder said there were no signs on Matiullah s body show- ing it was a suicide attack that killed him. Even his clothes, documents and cell phones were not damaged, he said. A civil society activist, Javed Khpalwak, said Matiullah Khan had been active trying to provide all equipment to police and financially supporting residents in Matiullah Khan had not been killed Samiullah Sharafat, one of the getting education and healthcare be- in a suicide attack, but he was found elders from Uruzgan, said they ar- sides maintaining security in the dead under mysterious circum- rived in Kandahar to address a province. Matiullah Khan, 43, was stances in a Kabul hotel. press conference because a fewer born in Tarinkot, the provincial Addressing a press conference number of journalists existed in capital. He was a nephew of former in Kandahar City, the capital of their home province. governor Jan Muhammad Khan, a southern Kandahar province, the He said though Kabul police close ally of former president Ha- elders and activists from Uruzgan claimed Matiullah Khan had been mid Karzai. warned they would launch a series killed in a suicide attack, but see- Khan left behind four broth- of protests if the government did ing his body revealed he had been ers, three wives, eight sons and six not accurately investigate Khan s shot in the chest. daughters. murder.